Maximilian H. Szeto
Vancouver Island University
November 26, 2014
Instructor: Richard Arnold
Engl 125: Research Paper Performance Enhancing Drugs
These days, it seems like performance enhancing drugs are the norm in the professional sports worlds. Whether it is football or basketball players, many professional athletes are getting exposed to PEDs. As a result, a lot of athletes are consuming performance enhancing drugs because athletes are living in a culture where PEDs are acceptable in all sports profession. There are certainly many positive effects when it comes to consuming performance enhancing drugs, but most professional athletes do not really consider the long lasting negative effects it has on the athletes’ health, reputations and their playing careers. As well, the influence of PEDs has totally made many professional sports uncompetitive because PEDs …show more content…
If professional sports start to have a negative influence towards the media and fans, there could possibility where the popularity of professional sports will go down. Hopefully the issue of PEDs can be resolved and become less of a distraction for professional athletes that frankly want to focus more on being the best they can be in their respective sport.
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